DON’T CALL – GO TO IRS WEBSITE FOR ANSWERS

The continuing IRS budgetary problem is making the days of calling them (by telephone) almost obsolete – indeed, at the very least, frustrating and often fruitless.

Taxpayers are therefore shifting their patterns of inquiry to the IRS website for answers. Indeed, according to recent IRS stats, visits to www.irs.gov have increased by 11 percent compared to the same time last year. In the week ended March 20 alone, there have been 15 million new visits!